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by Jed Lewison
Loose translation of Mitt Romney's message to Republicans calling for him to release his tax returns: "Guys, trust me, if I release my returns it'll be even worse than it already is."
So:
- Mitt Romney thinks that releasing his tax returns would be a bigger political problem than stonewalling.
- According to Mitt Romney, it's the Democratic Party's fault that releasing his tax returns would be a political liability.
- And, finally, Mitt Romney believes the important thing here is that he do whatever helps him politicallynot that he do whatever the right thing is.
First, if releasing his returns would be a bigger problem than not releasing them, that doesn't say anything about the nature of the Democratic Partyit says something about what's in his returns. Democrats are going to attack Romney no matter whatthat's just politics. But releasing his returns will only be a problem if there's something problematic in his returns.
Second, even if Romney's argument were right, it is a terrible one for him to make. It's one thing for a campaign staff to be so blatant about political calculations, but it really doesn't look good for a presidential candidate to make it himself. Romney is basically saying that he's putting his political best interests ahead of doing what's right. He might as well say he's running for office, for Pete's sake.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/18/1111253/-Romney-says-releasing-his-tax-returns-would-hurt-him-politically
no_hypocrisy
(46,300 posts)Romney's going to get the votes of conservatives, rich people, religious fundamentalists, some Tea Partiers, and anyone who has a rabid hatred of Obama.
What he's worried about: Independents and disgruntled democrats. The tax returns may make a difference to them.
dkf
(37,305 posts)The man is a moron. Just the thought that he would apply this philosophy to the Presidency is appalling.
And Obama should release whatever they need for the Holder brouhaha.
We the people deserve to know what we are getting and what we are doing.
BumRushDaShow
(129,953 posts)dkf
(37,305 posts)I'd say the same think if this were Alberto Gonzales under Bush.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)who may have ties to those being investigated regardless of whether they are in the House or not.
I don't know that is the situation here, but the thought that it might be has certainly occurred to me.
I believe that the entire imaginary scandal about Fast and Furious was put to rest when it was explained that it wasn't about sales by American law enforcement or exports by American law enforcement to Mexico but rather about the legal restraints on American law enforcement on arresting those private individuals who were buying weapons and exporting them. I believe that even Issa has pretty much stopped playing this harp.
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)Thing is this shouldn't pass unless the media let's it pass. And they are already talking about tiring of the attacks. Of course this was Morning Joe led by the Bostonian saying where is the vision in this political race.
BumRushDaShow
(129,953 posts)1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)kentuck
(111,111 posts)Why?
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)a strong contender:
Sources: Romney Wouldn't Have Run If He Had Foreseen Tax Controversy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002970355
Ah,